Mann, a former Cage Rage and World Victory Road/Sengoku fighter, joined Bellator earlier this year. After knocking out Adam Schindler in the opening round of the “Summer Series” tourney, he suffered a decision loss to Pat Curran in the semifinals and was bounced from the tournament.

During the recently concluded sixth season, Mann had a successful return to competition and submitted Kenny Foster to help secure a berth in the season-six tourney. Mann is now 5-1 over his past six fights and 10-2 over the past four years. Aside from Curran, the Team Tompkins fighter’s only other loss during the stretch came to notable Hatsu Hioki in the 2009 Sengoku featherweight grand prix.

In addition to the featherweight tournament, Bellator is hosting season-six tourneys in the bantamweight, lightweight, welterweight and middleweight divisions. Each tourney winner gets $100,000 in total pay and a guaranteed title shot.

For more on Bellator’s upcoming season, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of the site.

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